May 11, 1962
JFK and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy host famed author and French Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Andre Malraux at a White House Dinner.
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March 21, 1962
JFK expresses his philosophy about US-Algerian relations when he calls the current political scene “…a very sensitive and difficult matter” he goes onto say that…
February 3, 1962
JFK drafts an executive order that a trade embargo with Cuba should be placed into effect. [2, 547]
January 11, 1962
JFk traveled to Capitol Hill to deliver the annual State of the Union address. He had decided to open his address focusing on economic themes…
November 29, 1961
JFK traveled from the White House to the State Department where at 10 AM he gave the 19th press conference of his presidency. It was…
September 5, 1961
JFK, grappling with an increasingly bellicose Soviet Union in the Berlin crisis, nevertheless is steadfast that the way forward is through negotiations, telling Secretary of…
June 6, 1961
JFK addressed the nation via television on his return from his trip to Europe. [11,134]
April 22, 1961
JFK and former President Dwight Eisenhower meet at Camp David (named after Eisenhower’s grandson). Ike is privately sharply critical of the handling of the military…
April 12, 1961
At around noon, JFK was photographed in the Oval Office with William O. Cooper, National Commander of Disabled American Veterans. JFK holds a press conference…
April 11, 1961
JFK was in Washington, D.C., and met with the winning photographers in the White House News Photographers Association Competition. Pictured left to right in the…
April 7, 1961
JFK met with members of the American Battlefield Monuments Commission at the White House. The members (seen below, left to right) included Admiral Thomas Cassin…
February 24, 1961
JFK was in Washington where he attended the swearing-in of his close friend and Navy colleague Paul “Red” Fay as Undersecretary of the Navy. The…
February 15, 1961
JFK is in Washington where he accepts an Irish christening cup for his son from Irish Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan.
February 13, 1961
At 1:30 PM JFK addressed the National Industrial Conference Board at the Sheraton Park hotel.
February 6, 1961
At around 3 PM, JFK met with United States Ambassador to Belgium William A. Burden in the oval office.
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Following the first executive order of his presidency dealing with domestic povery and hunger, JFK issued Executive Order No. that amended two previous Eisenhower executive…
January 4, 1961
JFK is in Palm Beach with Jackie, Caroline, and newborn John, Jr. along with his mother Rose and close friend Lem Billings. JFK is scheduled…
December 6, 1960
President-elect John F. Kennedy met with President Dwight Eisenhower in the White House to discuss the transistion.
June 25, 1960
In the morning, JFK played golf with his sister Jean. Later in the day, Jack was involved in a game of croquet with Jackie, Jean,…
March 3, 1959
JFK’s interview with Fletcher Knebel for Look magazine appears this day. The interview, in part, covered the issue of Kennedy’s independence and autonomy from the…